Well, here it is! After over two months of trying to recover what I had lost, I finally present you with the sequel! This story will focus more on the action/adventure then the last, but still expect some Feudshipping to be thrown in here and there! Actually, I was rather reluctant to post this, as it's a well known fact that many sequels never do as well as the original.

One thing I should mention though, is that I decided to change venues and make this a PMD like fic. In doing so, I gained more characters as well as locations. Spoilers (if any) will be very few, so I wouldn't worry if you haven't played it yet. Now that's done, and without futher ado, I give you... FL: Transgressions!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.

The Dark Crater, an abysmal cavern of magma and stone. If the constant high temperatures weren't enough to keep you away, then its very reputation would. For over a year ago, Dark Crater was the lair of the insidious Darkrai, a Pokémon of nightmares who plotted to enshroud the world in darkness. He was eventually defeated, before attempting to escape through a time warp. What happened to him after that has never been answered. Some say he was destroyed, while others say he's still alive, waiting, watching, biding his time until the perfect moment to strike. Nevertheless, not many go near the place.

"Look out!" The usually quiet atmosphere was quickly shattered as the sound of fighting began to echo through the caverns. The source of the sound was from a single room near the back of the dungeon. In the center of this room, two beings stood. The first was a Zangoose, an almost solid white furred Pokémon with a pair of claws extended from each paw. Like most Zangoose, several patches of his fur were a bright red color, looking like wounds from a long ago battle. One thing that made this Zangoose standout was a large, sickening scar parting the fur on his neck. Next to him stood a female Seviper, her black scales seeming almost orange in the flames of the cavern. Like the Zangoose, her long body was also covered purple colored markings resembling injuries from long ago. What appeared to be a satchel was slung on her back, as well as a gold ring right under the blade on the tip of her tail. Both of them were surrounded on all sides by a ring of fire Pokémon.

Rushing from the pack, one of the Arcanines charged the black serpent. Quickly slither past him; she wound her way up his body before coiling herself tightly around the fire wolf's neck. The Arcanine began to struggle and thrash as his air supply was cut off. As she tightened her grip, she turned to her partner. "You just had to rush in, didn't you Aaron?"

The Zangoose known as Aaron leapt back to avoid a Combusken's kicks, before shoving it back with a swift kick of his own. "Come on Silvia, how was I supposed to know there was a "Monster House" right around the corner?"

A loud thump filled the air as the Arcanine passed out, with Silvia calmly slithering off it's now unconscious body. "You could have waited at least!" As she spoke, she barely avoided a Camerupt as it charged. Missing its target, it continued on until slamming against the far cavern wall. The force of the impact left a sizable crater in the wall, as well as knocking the Camerupt out. As Aaron and Silvia continued fighting back the advancing horde, neither of them noticed a Slugma as it launched a Flamethrower towards them.

Aaron saw the attack mere seconds before it was upon them. He quickly shouted, "Duck!", before they both hit the floor, the stream of flame passing over them. Silvia pointed with her tail to a fire red object on the other side of the chamber.

"Let's just get what we came for and get out of here!" Not needing to be told twice, they both raced across the room. Silvia quickly slithered past most of the enemy Pokémon, with Aaron to take care of any in their way. In less than a minute, they reached the site of the object they were seeking. It was a fire red stone with seemed to give off a calming glow. The sound of crackling fire averted Aaron's attention, as he saw a vortex of fire shoot across the room towards them.

"Hurry!" Grabbing the stone, Silvia stuffed it into the satchel on her back, just as Aaron grabbed a badge off his fur. With a press of a yellow button, a ring of yellow light surrounded the two of them, before they both disappeared mere seconds before the fire struck where they had once been standing.

At the same time, an identical ring of light appeared in front of the entrance to the Dark Crater. Seconds later, the grass inside the ring crumpled as Aaron and Silvia reappeared just as the light dissipated. Placing the badge back on his fur, Aaron proceeded to dust the volcanic ash from his body.

"Well, that went well."

"Uh, Aaron?" He turned to Silvia, who looked like she was trying to hold back her laughter.

"Yeah?"

"Your tail's on fire." Glancing behind him, he saw that the end of his tail was indeed engulfed in flame. Like any in this situation, he started panicking. Silvia couldn't help but laugh as she watched her friend run back and forth, before rolling on to the ground to try and extinguish the fire, getting his fur even dirtier. In-between laughs, Silvia reached into her bag and pulled out an engorged Drought orb they had used in a previous dungeon. Clamping it in her mouth, a wide crack began to run down the side of the orb, before a huge stream of water shot forward, the force of which almost pushed her back.

Aaron had less than a second to react, before he was violently pushed back by the sudden flood. The force of the water shoved him against a nearby rock, as the water continued to ram against him. After a moment, the torrent stopped, as the now soaked Aaron slid from the rock. He glared at Silvia through the fur dangling over his eyes.

"Thanks a lot." The sarcasm was clearly visible in his voice.

Silvia spat the remains of the drought orb from her mouth before responding. "Well, sorry for extinguishing you tail..."

"...And getting me completely soaking wet!" Like a dog, Aaron shook his body dry, only now he looked like a walking fluff ball. As he began to comb down his fur, he once again picked the badge up from its usual spot.

"Find the Fire Stone in Dark Crater...done. Now, I think it's about time we headed back."

"No arguments here. This bag is weighing me down from all the stuff we picked up. Speaking of..." Reaching into the pack, she pulled a Big apple. "...Hungry?"

"Thanks." Was his response as he caught the apple she tossed to him. Taking a bite, they both started the trek back to town.

As you may have guessed by this point, this is not normal. Never in history has a Zangoose and Seviper never been fighting. The two have been mortal enemies since the dawn of time, both of them going into a frenzy at the very sight of the other species.

But for these two, that was not the case. The two of them had met and become friends at a young age, a time before the dreadful transformation into adulthood known as the Marking. It was during this that they both discovered that the Marking not only changed you physically, but mentally as well, as if to ensure that there would never be peace among them. Silvia and Aaron had barely escaped its dark grasp on their minds, but not before almost killing each other in the process. But, that soon proved to have been the least of their worries.

Not even two days later, Aaron had almost died at the hands of his own brother, Zack. Zack had lost all sanity, and would have went on to kill the rest of his family if he hadn't have been stopped. Upon seeing her friend almost die, Silvia had snapped, killing Zack in a blind rage before coming to her senses. As if by bad luck, a Zangoose hunting crew appeared almost immediately afterwards. They accused Silvia of murder and had prepared to kill her as well, if Lark, their Swellow friend, hadn't intervened. He had flown with them until they had landed on a cliff over-looking the sea. Neither of them had seen him since.

That had been four months ago, and the only thing they had left to remember that day was the scar on Aaron's neck, a "gift" from his late brother. In that time, the two of them had formed a rescue team named "Poison Claw" (Silvia had wanted to name it Serpentine). Not only that, but their team had become a little famous. Not just because of their ranking or the missions they took, but because they were the only known Zangoose and Seviper who could get along! But not everything was positive, especially from their own species. Most other Zangoose or Seviper called them traitors or freaks, but they just ignored them and continued to take on missions.

As the two of them walked through the almost barren landscape, Aaron was checking their progress on his rescue badge. The badge had been recently upgraded, so now it not only returned you to the dungeon entrance, but it also helped them keep track of their missions, monitor their account in Duskull's bank, as well as check the team rankings against other teams in real time.

"After that last mission, we're about 250 points away from the Diamond rank. We also went up from rank 256 to rank 252 out of over 400 different teams."

"What's our schedule for when we get back to town?"

"Let's see...we took five missions. Two were criminals we apprehended, so that means a visit to office Magnazone. After that we get paid by that little Pidgey who asked us to escort him through Amp plains. Why, I have no idea. Once that's done, we have to deliver the Sleep seed to that insomniac Kirlia, the red Gummi to Nidorino and the hard to find Fire stone to that Vulpix so she can evolve into a Ninetails."

"Busy day. Don't forget we also need to sell the stuff we found."

"How could I forget? It seems we make more off selling the stuff we find on missions then the missions themselves."

"Well, a lot of this stuff is rare, so some are willing to pay a high price for them. Not to mention the dangers we had to go through to get them."

"Dangers? What kind of dangers can you expect from Oran forest?"

"I meant places like The Dark Cater."

"Whatever."

"Speaking of money, how's our account looking?"

"According to this...our account has grown to about 10000 PokeDollars."

"That's it? I thought there was more."

"Well...I may have moved some to get something."

"What you get?"

"It's a surprise."

"Come on, what is it?"

"I'm not telling."

"Just a hint?"

"Nope."

"Come on! "

"You can ask, but I won't tell."

"Please?"

"No."

This conversation would continue during both the walk and ferry back to town. A two hour walk and ferry back to town...

End Chapter

Well, how was it? Reviews are greatly appreciated!

- Leo-Blazer